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Statement by Professor Michel VEUTHEY, Geneva, Palais des Nations, 18 February 2020 - Conference “Initiatives for Protecting the Youth from Extremist and Violent Ideologies: Implementation Measures” Under the Patronage of The Muslim World League in Geneva

UNHCR – REFUGEE EDUCATION IN CRISIS

This report tells the stories of some of the world’s 7.1 million refugee children of school age under UNHCR’s mandate. In addition, it looks at the educational aspirations of refugee youth eager to continue learning after secondary education, and highlights the need for strong partnerships in order to break down the barriers to education for millions of refugee children.

Education data on refugee enrolments and population numbers is drawn from UNHCR’s population database, reporting tools and education surveys and refers to 2018. Age-disaggregated data is not available for the whole refugee population. Where this data is not available, it has been estimated on the basis of available age disaggregated data. The report also references global enrolment data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics referring to 2017.